INSTRUCTOR: Dan Briggs      Math 2000           Spring 2012

COURSE PREREQUISITE:  A passing grade (C or better) in Math 1110 or a satisfactory score on an appropriate placement exam (ACT, SAT, WMU math placement exam or, equivalent transfer credit).

Please no food or drink and silence phones.

TEXT: APPLIED CALCULUS,  by Hughes-Hallet, 4th edition.   Optional: study guide, student solutions manual.  See preface in the text for more information.

 

SYLLABUS:  Chapter 1 (1  - 10, focus on Modeling)  Functions

                        Chapter 2 (1-5, focus on theory)  Rate of change:  The Derivative
                        Chapter 3 (1 - 5) Differentiation Rules
                        Chapter 4 (1 - 5, 7, focus on practice) Applications of  Differentiation
                        Chapter 5 (1 - 5, focus on theory)  Accumulated change: Integrals 

                        Chapter 6 (1 and review)   Integral Applications

                        Chapter 7 (1-5)   Antiderivatives

                        Assorted topics from Chapters 8-11, time permitting

 

CALCULATOR:  You are required to have a graphing calculator for this course.
                         TI84 or TI89 will be used with the overhead in class.

 

ASSESSMENT:  Homework, Quizzes, Boardwork, Attendance: 30 % (no extra credit)
                             Period exams (2): 40 %
                             Final Exam: 30 %  

Your grade will be determined by the scale: Percent :   89   82   75   68   60   55    50
                                                                    Grade  : A    BA   B   CB   C   DC   D

In this large class, please be punctual, particularly for exams.  Thank you.

GROUP WORK:  You should form groups, for the purpose of preparing homework.
Each group should meet outside of class to prepare the assigned problems for the next class. 

TUTOR LAB: (Course Fee Provides this opportunity.) M-F (9 am - 6 pm) in 2257 Rood, except for closing at 4:00pm on Friday.  (Each semester varies so when you visit the lab, check the hours)

 

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:  You are responsible for making yourself aware of and understanding the policies and procedures in the Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs that pertain to Academic Honesty. These policies include cheating, fabrication, falsification and forgery, multiple submission, plagiarism, complicity and computer misuse. [The policies can be found at http://catalog.wmich.edu under Academic Policies, Student Rights and Responsibilities.] If there is reason to believe you have been involved in academic dishonesty, you will be referred to the Office of Student Conduct. You will be given the opportunity to review the charge(s). If you believe you are not responsible, you will have the opportunity for a hearing. You should consult with your instructor if you are uncertain about an issue of academic honesty prior to the submission of an assignment or test.  In particular, use of a cellphone or other electronics during any testing will be considered an attempt to cheat.  Only an approved calculator is permitted.

You can access the Code of Honor and general academic policies on such issues as diversity, religious observance, student disabilities at the respecitive web sites:   www.wmich.edu/conduct, www.wmich.edu/registrar and www.wmich.edu/disabilityservices.

 

Monday March 19th . This is the last date a student can process an official withdrawal from the course, to avoid a possible "E" grade.  Incompletes are rarely given, and they are never given as a substitute for a failing grade.

 

Final Exam:  Tuesday April 24th, 8:00-10:00

 

Schedule of Assignments and Exams:

Beginning with Thursday, January 19, all assigned problems to date will be due at the beginning of class and so with each Thursday following.  To account for absence, two homework grades/quizzes will be dropped.  There will be no make-up exams and no late work accepted.   Please note the scheduled days for exams and plan accordingly. 

 

* applications from lecture, not in text.  The text provides the tools & concepts for these.

Assignment #1 due Jan 19 Thursday

1.1: 2, 6, 8, 10, 14, 18, 22  (*reaction time)

1.2: 2, 6, 10, 12, 14, 20, 24, 28 (*expansion joint

1.3: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32  (*skydiving)

1.4: 4, 8, 12, …, 36 (keep pattern from 12 to 36)

1.5: 2, 6, 10, 14, 20, 24, 28   (*bacterial growth)

1.6: 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, 30, 34, 37, 38

 

Assignment #2 due Jan 26

1.7: 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 36 (*inhaling)

1.8: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32 (*coffee cooling)

1.9: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28   (*boat design

1.10: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32 (*foxes)

 

Assignment #3 due Feb 2

2.1: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24   (*insurance rates)

2.2: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28

2.3: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 22, 28, 32   (*crop seeding)

 

Assignment #4 due Feb 9

2.4: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28

2.5: 2, 6, 8, 10, 12  Review 1.4.

Focus on Theory: 2-16 even, 24-32 even

 

Assignment #5 due Feb 16

3.1: 4, 8, 12, …, 56    (*bath)

3.2: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36

3.3: 4, 8, 12, …, 44   (*epidemic)

 

Assignment #6 due Feb 23

3.4: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40

3.5: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24  (*ferris wheel)

review problems, focus on practice

Thursday Feb 23:  Exam I  (bring ID & calculator)  Chapters 1-3 and lectures*.

last day to withdraw March 19th

Assignment #7 due March 15

4.1: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28

4.2: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 26. 32  (*insurance 2)

4.3: 2, 6, 10, 14, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 44

4.4: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 22, 28    (*crop seeding 2)

4.5: 4, 8, 10, 12   (*boat design 2)

 

Assignment #8 due March 22

4.7: 4, 8, 14, 16  (*oil well)

5.1: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20  (*log problems)

5.2: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 26

5.3: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 30

 

Assignment #9 due March 29

5.4: 2, 6, 10, 14, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36

5.5: 4, 8, 12  Focus on Theory 2, 4, 8, 10

5 Review 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 30, 36

6.1: 2, 6, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 20

March 29th : Exam II  (bring ID & calculator)  Chapters 4-6 & lectures.  Emphasis on text.

 

Assignment #10 due April 12

7.1: 4, 8, 12, …, 68  (*air conditioner costs)  

7.2: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40

7.3: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44

 

Assignment #11  (not collected)

7.4:  3, 7, 11, 14, 16, 24-27

7.5:  1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21-23

7 Review: 3, 7, 11, .... 51

focus on practice  3, 7, 11, ..., 43

Final review

Final Exam over entire course:

 Tuesday, April 24th, 8:00-10:00 AM

(Bring ID & calculator)  

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